One Pan Creamy Gnocchi with Sausage

This one pan creamy gnocchi with sausage recipe is an easy, quick, and incredibly delicious comfort food meal. Ready in 30 minutes!

It's time for another simple gnocchi recipe! My creamy spinach and mushroom gnocchi recipe has been doing really well (it is delicious), so I made a creamy tomato gnocchi recipe recently as well.

Those two recipes are vegetarian, so I decided to make one for the meat lovers out there.

I'm super excited about this one too!

What kind of gnocchi to use?

I buy the shelf-stable potato gnocchi found in the pasta aisle of most major grocery stores.

Like the other gnocchi recipes, this Italian sausage gnocchi is a one pan wonder as well. No need to boil the gnocchi in a separate pan because it all cooks in the sauce.

Fewer dishes!

And this sauce is lip-smackingly good. It's tomato-based, creamy, garlicky, and the pieces of Italian sausage take the flavor to the next level. Total comfort food.

You know me... I love me some creamy sauces every now and then. 😉

Pro tip: If you can't use white wine for whatever reason, try replacing it with chicken broth + 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard.

Have you tried my Sausage, Kale, and Gnocchi Soup or my Easy Chicken Gnocchi Soup?

This creamy gnocchi recipe has received a lot of love since I first posted it - one sweet reader said: "This was fantastic and my family loved it!" 

More one-pan gnocchi recipes you may like:

• Chicken Bacon Gnocchi
• Ground Beef Gnocchi
• Spinach and Artichoke Gnocchi
• 15 Minute Creamy Alfredo Gnocchi
• One Pan Gnocchi alla Vodka
• 15 Minute One Pan Creamy Sun-dried Tomato and Basil Gnocchi

Hope you love this easy gnocchi recipe!

Questions? Don't hesitate to ask.

One Pan Creamy Gnocchi with Sausage

This one pan creamy gnocchi with sausage recipe is an easy, quick, and incredibly delicious comfort food meal. Ready in 30 minutes!

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4

Ingredients

 

• 8.8 ounces Italian sausages (cut into bite-size pieces) see recipe notes
• 1/2 small onion chopped finely
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 1/3 cup dry white wine (e.g. sauvignon blanc)
• 1 (14 fluid ounce) can diced tomatoes with juices
• 1 cup heavy/whipping cream
• 1 pound uncooked potato gnocchi
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• Handful fresh basil torn
• Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Prep your sausage and onion. Feel free to take the sausage meat out of the casing if that's easier than cutting it.
• Sauté the sausage pieces and onion in a skillet on on medium-high heat for 7-10 minutes, or until the sausage and onions are lightly browned.
• Add the garlic to the pan and sauté for 30 seconds, or until fragrant. 
• Add the wine and let it cook for about a minute.
• Stir in the diced tomatoes, cream, and gnocchi. Once the sauce starts to bubble again, cover the pan and reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 5 minutes. 
• Uncover the pan, give it a good stir, and let it cook for another few minutes, or until the gnocchi has cooked through and is nice and soft and the sauce has thickened to your liking.
• Stir in the parmesan cheese, basil, and salt & pepper, to taste. Serve immediately. 

Notes

• There is no need to pre-cook the gnocchi. It'll cook right in the sauce. 
• I bought a pack of 5 mild Italian sausages (Johnsonville brand) and used half of it for this recipe. Anything around the 8-10 ounce or so mark would work. Feel free to substitute with spicy Italian or another similar variety of sausage. 

Keyword gnocchi with sausage

Author Natasha Bull